High-water mark
669.7028
career-best overall
93.0% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 669.7028 at The Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ — 93.0% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2013-07-26
BIG BONED BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1495
peak 1518 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2013-07-20
latest 2015-07-25
Best ToY finish
#1393
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 56%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
631.25 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 634.01 (-2.76)
Walk rate
43%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.35
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.70 · weakest Pork Ribs (156.15)
Road miles
596
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 145 mi
Schedule strength
25%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1534)
Master avg
634.01 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (5 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
Their season
2013
their best year
2013 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 33%.
- 3 contests
- 1 overall top-10s
- 0 category wins
- average top 33%
A tough matchup
7–0
behind in the head-to-head
QUE AND A HALF MEN ahead in 100% of their meetings
QUE AND A HALF MEN has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
The weak link
−5.6
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.56 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 14% of the time against 14%.
- Pork Ribs avg 156.15
- Chicken avg 161.70
- 1 calls in 7 entries
A strong matchup
3–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 75% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of THE PERFECT BUTT in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
124 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3392 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1495
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3425 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1510
No shared contest yet.
Level with BIG BONED BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3426 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1516
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3393 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1495
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3401 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1509
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3419 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1495
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rogue Hog BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| QUE AND A HALF MEN | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| STUBBORN BULL BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| MEAT @ SLIMS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| THE 5TH ARTERY | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| INSANE SWINE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CAN U SMELL MY PITS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 170.8800 | 151.9772 | 161.70 | top 50% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 147.4172 | 156.15 | top 65% |
| Pork | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.2856 | 147.3828 | 160.72 | top 47% |
| Brisket | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 166.3200 | 139.9316 | 158.52 | top 49% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
By state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| VT | 3 | 0 | top 56% |
| MA | 2 | 0 | top 45% |
| RI | 2 | 0 | top 68% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 63% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 48% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ | 2 | 23 | 0 | top 77% | 2015-07-25 |
| Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest | 2 | 12 | 0 | top 45% | 2014-09-13 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2 yrs
2013-07-20 → 2015-07-25
Busiest season
2014
3 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
VT
3 of 7 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 161.70 · weakest Pork Ribs (156.15)
Walk rate
43%
a top-10 call in 3 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
14%
1 of 7 contests
Master average
634.01
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
130
114–143 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
596
7 mapped stops · furthest 145 mi
Schedule strength
1534
average field rating faced — tougher than 25% of rated contests
Power rating
1495
peak 1518 · #3408 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Wakefield Rotary Campus CookOff & State BBQ Championships
- First call The Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ
- First overall top-10 The Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score669.7028 The Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ
- Career-best overall score669.7028 The Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ
- Career-best single call (Chicken)170.8800 The Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ
- Peak power rating (1518) Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest
- 2015
- Most recent contest Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.5 | The Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ | 2013-07-26 |
| +7.4 | Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest | 2013-09-14 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.7 | Wakefield Rotary Campus Cook Off & State BBQ Championships | 2014-07-18 |
| -8.3 | Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ | 2015-07-25 |
| -3.5 | Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ | 2014-07-25 |
| -2.1 | Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest | 2014-09-13 |
| -0.3 | Wakefield Rotary Campus CookOff & State BBQ Championships | 2013-07-20 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 87.7% | 87.7% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 70% | 87.8% | 87.1% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 33% | 93% | 90.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-07-25 | Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ Windsor, VT | 30 / 35 (631.3832) | 18 (166.2972) | 24 (158.8460) | 34 (147.3828) | 22 (158.8572) |
| 2014-09-13 | Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest Harvard, MA | 26 / 43 (617.6344) | 20 (160.0000) | 28 (153.7144) | 14 (163.9884) | 41 (139.9316) |
| 2014-07-25 | Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ Windsor, VT | 23 / 34 (630.8344) | 18 (161.1200) | 32 (147.4172) | 22 (155.9772) | 6 (166.3200) |
| 2014-07-18 | Wakefield Rotary Campus Cook Off & State BBQ Championships Kingston, RI | 27 / 33 (631.8968) | 31 (151.9772) | 24 (155.9656) | 16 (162.8456) | 20 (161.1084) |
| 2013-09-14 | Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest Harvard, MA | 12 / 42 (644.4912) | 14 (162.8228) | 32 (151.9428) | 10 (165.1428) | 6 (164.5828) |
| 2013-07-26 | The Harpoon Championships of New England BBQ Windsor, VT | 5 / 31 (669.7028) | 3 (170.8800) | 9 (165.6800) | 4 (170.2856) | 11 (162.8572) |
| 2013-07-20 | Wakefield Rotary Campus CookOff & State BBQ Championships Kingston, RI | 25 / 46 (633.6916) | 28 (158.8228) | 22 (159.4516) | 24 (159.4400) | 26 (155.9772) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1393 (195 pts) | #1267 (245 pts) | #1898 (122 pts) | #1091 (300 pts) | #1010 (325 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1654 (132 pts) | #1792 (122 pts) | #2499 (67 pts) | #1670 (142 pts) | #1383 (182 pts) |